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Hockey Fortune: $5,646,429

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Peter Stastny’s net worth / earnings / salary history: Earned US $5,646,429 (US $14,674,454 in today's dollars), ranking #1774 in NHL / hockey career earnings.

Birthdate: September 18, 1956
Salary History - Peter Stastny
All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted.
Season   Earnings
(US$)
In today's
US$
Rank
1980-81 $180,000 $686,713
Signed a six-year contract with the Quebec Nordiques for $180,000/season and got a $300,000 signing bonus. His first season in the NHL. (According to the book Breakaway, he signed a six-year contract for $250,000 per year, the same as his brother Anton, which is unlikely)
Source(s): Book: Les Stastny
1981-82 $180,000 $622,437
Source(s): Book: Les Stastny
1982-83 $180,000 $586,446
Source(s): Book: Les Stastny
1983-84 $275,000 $868,072
Renegotiated the salary for the remaining 3 years of his 6-year contract to $275k/season plus multiple performance bonuses.
Source(s): Book: Les Stastny
1984-85 $275,000 $832,307
Source(s): Book: Les Stastny
1985-86 $275,000 $803,756
Source(s): Book: Les Stastny
1986-87 $275,000 $788,797
Minimum salary based on documented compensation for 1985-86 and 1987-88.
Source(s): HockeyZonePlus
1987-88 $301,600 $834,563
Amount in Canadian currency: $400,000.
Source(s): The Sporting News
1988-89 $487,800 $1,296,840
Amount in Canadian currency: $600,000.
(Earned $750,000 according to another edition of La Presse.)
Source(s): La Presse
1989-90 $405,600 $1,028,641 25
Amount in Canadian currency: $480,000.
Source(s): Canadian Press
1990-91 $560,000 $1,347,497 24
One-way contract.
Source(s): The Hockey News / Canadian Press
1991-92 $560,000 $1,292,782 61
1992-93 $560,000 $1,254,732 113
Minimum salary based on documented compensation for 1991-92 and 1994-95.
Source(s): HockeyZonePlus
1993-94 $560,000 $1,218,773 183
Minimum salary based on documented compensation for 1991-92 and 1994-95.
Source(s): HockeyZonePlus
1994-95 $571,429 $1,212,098 106
Because of the lockout, his NHL salary of $1,000,000 was prorated for the 48-game season.
Retired from pro-hockey after the season.
Source(s): HockeyZonePlus
Career Total: US $5,646,429
(In today's dollars: US $14,674,454)

NHL Rank: 1774
(In today's dollars: 1304)

His brothers Anton and Marian played with him, earning significantly less. His son Paul hit the jackpot, playing in a different NHL era!